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Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

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The wonderful secret hidden ingredient of zucchini in a chocolate muffin. With zero zucchini taste, so even better! These Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are put together in a hurry and moist, chocolaty and delicious!

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Zucchini is such a wonderful baking ingredient as well as cooking. It will pretty much take on whatever flavour you give it. And it adds so much texture and moistness in baked goods. Have you had a chance to check out More Than 20 Summer Zucchini Recipes? A great round up of a versatile vegetable.

What Makes These Muffins Worth Making

  • Easy to make – this muffin recipe is pretty straight forward and even beginner bakers can make them.
  • Full of flavour – These muffins have a pretty intense chocolate flavour from the cocoa powder as well as the chocolate chips.
  • Used a hidden vegetable – give them to you kids and they will never know they have zucchini.
Overhead view of the Chocolate Zucchini Muffins, a glass of chocolate milk and some chocolate chips
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Ingredients

  • Dried goods – granulated white sugar, brown sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder
  • Dairy and eggs – butter and eggs
  • Spices & flavourings – cinnamon, vanilla extract and chocolate chips
  • Fresh – zucchini

REMEMBER, The full recipe and instructions can always be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.

Close up of the Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line or grease 14 muffins tins.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter on high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar and continue to beat for about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, on at a time, mixing well after each addition. Pour in vanilla and mix to combine.
  3. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
  4. Fold in the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
  5. Fold in the zucchini and then stir in the chocolate chips.
  6. Evenly pour batter into the prepared muffin tins. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs.
Overhead view of the Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Recipe Notes

  • Amount of zucchini – I used one large zucchini for this recipe which was about 2 cups of grated zucchini.
  • Squeeze water out of zucchini – you really need to get as much water out of it as possible.  I usually place the grated zucchini in a colander set over a bowl.  Then I just push it down and squeeze out the water.  I do this until I get out as much liquid as I can.  Then you just discard the liquid in the bowl.
Chocolate Zucchini Muffin and a glass of chocolate milk
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

And if you love these, you need to check out my Double Chocolate Cupcakes as well.

Happy baking friends!


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Chocolate Zucchini Muffins with chocolate chips
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins


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Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

The wonderful secret hidden ingredient of zucchini in a chocolate muffin. With zero zucchini taste, so even better! These muffins are put together in a hurry and moist, chocolaty and delicious!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time33 minutes
Course: Brunch, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: chocolate, muffins, zucchini
Servings: 16 muffins
Calories: 298kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1/3 Cup brown sugar
  • 1 Cup butter
  • 3 eggs large
  • 2 Teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 1/3 Cups flour
  • 1/2 Cup cocoa powder
  • 1 Teaspoon salt
  • 2 Teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 zucchini large, peeled, seeds removed and grated (drained)
  • 3/4 Cups chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line or grease 14 muffins tins.
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter on high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar and continue to beat for about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, on at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix to combine.
  • Combine the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
  • Fold in the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
  • Fold in the zucchini and then stir in the chocolate chips.
  • Evenly pour batter into the prepared muffin tins. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs.

*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Notes

Baking time may vary.  Check muffins at 15 minutes for doneness.  They may take as long as 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 298 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 62mg21%
Sodium 320mg14%
Potassium 113mg3%
Carbohydrates 39g13%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 23g26%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 442IU9%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 60mg6%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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By on January 30th, 2019
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2 Comments on “Chocolate Zucchini Muffins”

  1. 5 stars
    I made these because I had some zucchini that was going to be inedible before we had the chance to use them. They are delicious! Fluffy and flavourful! My whole family loved these! Excellent recipe, thank you so much!

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